Occupational Data from the 1860 United States Census (ICPSR 9873)

Published: Apr 9, 1993

Principal Investigator(s):
Robert W. Fogel

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09873.v1

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Project Description

Summary

This data collection was compiled from the 1860 Decennial Census. Data are presented for types of occupations and number of people employed in those occupations for the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Occupational data for the following territories are also included: Colorado, Dakota, Nevada, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

Citation

Fogel, Robert W. Occupational Data from the 1860 United States Census. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993-04-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09873.v1

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Funding

University of Chicago. Booth School of Business. Walgreen Foundation

Subject Terms

census data employment nineteenth century occupational categories occupations population characteristics

Geographic Coverage

North Carolina Vermont Oregon Indiana United States Maine Tennessee Alabama Arkansas Utah South Carolina Washington Nebraska Massachusetts Colorado Missouri North Dakota Wisconsin Nevada New York Rhode Island District of Columbia Kentucky South Dakota Minnesota California Kansas Florida Delaware New Jersey Michigan Pennsylvania Mississippi Iowa New Mexico Illinois Texas Connecticut New Hampshire Louisiana Ohio Georgia Virginia Maryland

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1860

Date of Collection

1992-05

Methodology

Universe

All residents in the United States and territories that answered the 1860 Decennial Census.

Data Source

United States 1860 Decennial Census

Data Type(s)

census/enumeration data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

1993-04-09

Version Date

1993-04-09

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.

This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.